2006-11-21 11:47:51 · 12 answers · asked by zigreco 1 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
It was the major source of water and transportation between upper and lower Egypt. The flooding of the Nile was intrinsic to the wealth and prosperity of Egypt
2006-11-21 11:49:49 · answer #1 · answered by yodeladyhoo 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
One of the uses of the Nile was to determine how much tax the locals s had to pay , If the waters were high it meant that the fields were well irrigated and the crops were going to be good , You can see these marks carved into Stone to measure this at Luxor in Egypt
2006-11-21 11:55:20 · answer #2 · answered by Peter M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK the Nile was used for drinking water and had such fertile soil, it was good place for crops, it flooded annually and the floods where very dependable. the water was so needed that it was mandatory for irrigation canals to be built so they could have good crops away from the shores of the river.it of course is the worlds longest river and well, the Egyptians still use it today for alot of the same purposes. it was used for transportation and a natural defense.
2006-11-22 04:28:51 · answer #3 · answered by maggie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Aswan Dam (damn) grew to become into outfitted 1960-1970. It has bigger Egypt's productiveness in agriculture, and provides you electricity, yet has led to different different issues. The bigger moisture in the air from the dam is detrimental the classic monuments at an alarming fee. Many different monuments are under lake Nasser now. A snail that spreads a ailment, has bigger using fact the Aswan damn grew to become into outfitted. (sorry forget approximately the call of the ailment, can not discover it now...) The Nubian community grew to become into disrupted and dispersed. it extremely is a suitable lifestyle, and it particularly is been in part destroyed using dam. Egypt had the suitable organic sustainable agriculture formerly the dam grew to become into outfitted. Now they could desire to place self belief in poisonous synthetic fertilizers. The life-giving airborne dirt and dust is trapped in lake Nasser at the back of the dam.
2016-12-29 07:42:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drinking, bathing, most importantly, though, irrigation, also transportation, Dhows, are Egyptian freight carrying boats.Egypt would`nt exist if it was`nt for the Nile, its the only source of water.
2006-11-21 11:51:22 · answer #5 · answered by David H 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was used as a means of land irrigation and as a trade highway for goods between egypt and other countries.
2006-11-21 11:50:26 · answer #6 · answered by dragonrider707 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the nile river was used as Egypts primary sourse of water, irrigation for agriculture ,and navigation
2006-11-21 11:49:43 · answer #7 · answered by Yahoo User 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Transportation, water source, & irrigation.
2006-11-21 11:57:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it was the centre of the egyptian civilisation. was the life source so to speak. it carried commerial economices as well as food and resources for the people, not to mention the culture being based around the annual flood.
2006-11-21 11:49:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Irrigation of the local crops.
2006-11-21 11:50:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋